Three children among Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza
AFP , Wednesday 22 Apr 2026
An Israeli airstrike targeted a group of civilians in a northern part of Gaza late on Wednesday, killing five Palestinians including three children, the civil defence agency said.
Men mourn over the bodies of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza. April, 2026. AFP
"Five Palestinians, including three children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group of civilians near Al-Qassam mosque in Beit Lahia," the agency, which operates as a rescue service under Hamas authority, said in a statement.
"Their bodies were taken to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City," it said, without specifying how old the children were.
The hospital confirmed it received the bodies.
Despite an October 10 ceasefire, Gaza remains gripped by daily violence as Israel's occupation army continue to break the truce.
A fragile truce has largely halted the genocidal war on Gaza that began in October, 2023 attack on Israel.
Israel has killed at least 786 Palestinians since the truce began, bringing the total death toll in the war to more than 72,800, most of them women and children.
* This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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